A little corner of Lecce in Covent Garden Italy’s culinary landscape is incredibly diverse, with each region boasting unique ingredients, dishes, and cooking techniques. From the hearty pasta dishes of the north to the seafood-focused cuisine of the south, each region offers a distinct culinary experience. As one Italian told me, you will find every […]
Sette Restaurant, Knightsbridge
The Bulgari Hotel’s Sette Restaurant offers La Dolce Vita in Style What should you name your seventh restaurant? Sette means Seventh in Italian and this place, to one side of the Bulgari Hotel Knightsbridge, with its own private entrance, is the seventh opening of New York City’s Scarpetta restaurant family, owned by LDV Hospitality (La […]
Mamalu – Earls Court Italian Restaurant
Stile Italiano in Earls Court The area of London around South Kensington and Earls Court is a focal point for European expats. Thanks to the Lycee and Institut Francais, there’s a strong French contingent. There are some fabulous Polish restaurants (we recently reviewed Ognisko). Spanish food is very well represented by the Cambio de Terca […]
Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana – Soho
In Search of the Perfect Pizza I have been on something of a pizza odyssey recently. Following David Portnoy’s stellar 8.1 score, I joined the summer crowds and queued for forty minutes at Hammersmith’s Crisp W6. Following the trail of rave reviews, I then journeyed to Chiswick’s Napoli on the Road. Both were fantastic, setting […]
Il Pampero Restaurant, Belgravia
An Italian in Belgravia – Il Pampero At some point last century, I used to play the keyboards in a down-at-heel West End nightclub called The Rheingold. It was named after an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse that had triumphed in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. The interiors were full of dusty racing memorabilia with the […]
‘O ver St James’s
Neapolitan classics come to London for the summer Italian restaurant ‘O ver, with two branches in London, offers diners a sophisticated Italian menu, with the name of the restaurant originating from the word for ‘truth’ in the Neapolitan dialect. ‘O ver’s unique offering to diners in the British capital is that it is the first […]
Obicà Mozzarella Bar, Soho
Authentic Italian dining in Obicà’s newly refurbished Soho branch Obicà Mozzarella Bar is an Italian restaurant and pizzeria situated in the heart of Soho in London. The first Obicà Mozzarella Bar in the world was opened in Rome in May 2004. It was cited in The New York Times as “Rome’s and probably history’s first Mozzarella Bar”. […]
Sparrow Italia lands in Mayfair
Italian-American Hospitality in Mayfair at Sparrow Italia The flagship restaurant of the Noble 33 Group, Sparrow is a ‘modern coastal Italian restaurant’ with one venue in Los Angeles and one in Mayfair. Opened for just a few months, Sparrow Mayfair occupies a large redbrick building in Avery Row, equidistant from Bond Street and Green Park […]
Restaurant of the Month – Jacuzzi
Making a splash on Kensington High Street Our March Restaurant of the Month is the newly opened Jacuzzi on Kensington High Street. This trattoria is the latest venture from Big Mamma, a restaurant group which started life in France in 2015 and has since brought its particular brand of colourful, dramatic, over-the-top dining, decor and […]
NOTTO Pasta Restaurant – Piccadilly
Phil Howard’s NOTTO – an elegant diffusion restaurant for a Michelin-starred chef. At this time of year, I really crave the kind of food you’ll find on the menu at NOTTO, Piccadilly. Fresh pasta with the option of classic or innovative sauces, delicious antipasti and a wine list that will make you feel you are […]